Amphora

This amphora is typical of the type of vessel used to store liquid and food throughout the Greek and Roman world. This was among the earliest archaeological items to be donated to the museum.

Object Summary

Accession Loan No.
A499
Category
Antiquities
Collection Class
Foreign archaeology
Collection Area Region
Southern Europe
Collector Excavator
Spratt, T
Material
pottery
Common Name
amphora
Simple Name
amphora
Period Classification
Roman Imperial - 31 BC-476 AD

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